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A. GGODYEAR.

WHEEL PLoW No. 398,961. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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A. GOODYEAR.

WHEEL (PLOW.

No. 398,961. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

n-'lllllarull UNiTnn STaTns PATENT @Trina ANDREW GOODYEAR, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO 'llllll SOUTH vBEND (lIIILIiED PLOIW COIllPi'XNY, OF SAME PLACE.

WH EEL-PLOW.

SPECIFICATXON forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,961, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed August 20, 1888. Serial No. 283,223. (No model.)

T @Z5 whom, it i12/nay concern: parts in the position they assume when going De it known that I, ANDREW GOUDYEAR, a to or from the field when the plow is not in citizen of the United States, residing at South operation, the easter-wheels being` shown at Bend, in the County of St. Joseph and State of an angle to the line of draft of the landside- Indiana, hare invented certain new and useful wheel. Fig. 3 is a plan View having the seat 5 Improvementsin \\'heel-Plows; and I do hereremoved; and Figs. i, 5, (i, 7, audS are details of by declare the following to be a fulhelear, and various paris of my said invention.V

exaet description of the invention, such as Referring to said drawings, A represents a will enable others skilled in the art to which substantially U-shaped frame formed of a r3 it appertains to make and use the same. continuous piece of metal and having par- 6o )l y invention relates to improvements in allel sides A A?, the end d of thelandside A wheeled plows, and has for its obj eet to proof the frame being bent in toward the oppoduee a light, cheap, durable, and effective site side, A2, and the end o/of the furrow side plow so constructed that the tongue may lie A2 being bent out from said frame.

I5 dispensed with;aturtherobjeet being to carry B is a front cross-bar secured to the bent 65 the weight ol the plow and operative nieehend a" by suitable bolts, 7i. Said Cross-bar exanisin on the wheels, thns red ueing the riding tends beyond the furrow side of the 'forward and wedging friction on the bottoinand landend of the frame. side of the plow to the minimum and making C is a Casting secured between the ends of 2o the lightest possible draft; a further obje-et the bar B and end ci by means of suitable 7o being to so construct and arrange the various bolts, c. Said Casting extends above and beparts that the d river will at all times have low the frame and at right angles to its horithorough control over the plow, so as to be zontal plane and is provided with a vertical able to regulate the depth and width of the slot, C', the objeetof which will be hereinafter furrow while the plow is in operation, and so described. 75 that the plow may be pulled out from under l) is a casting secured tothe landside of the the ground or any obstruction when the driver frame by suitable bolts, d. i is sitting on the plmr-franie and without get- D is a sleeve-bearing projecting at right ting off and pulling the frame or truck back, angles from said casting and provided on its 3o and, further, to be able to turn ooi-ners at right out-er end with a toothed sector, D2. 8o

angles, whether to the right or left, while the E is a spindle mounted in the sleeve-bearplow is in the ground; anda further object ing D and secured therein by a pin, e, inof my invention is to provide the plow-frame sorted in a hole in its inner end, or by any with front and rear guiding easter-wheels so other suitable means.

arranged that by keeping the front caster- E is a crank-arm formed on the outer end 85 wheel in the track made by the rear oasterj of the spindle. wheel in the last furrow all the furrows will E2 is a land-wheel spindle on the outer end be of the same width, thus forming a selfj ofthe crank-arm and projee-ting at right angaging plow as to width of the furrows. gies thereto.

4o Vith these ends in View my said invention I? is a landside wheel mounted on the 9o consists in certain novelty in the eonstruci spindle E2.

tion, arrangement, and eombinationof the vah" is a land-wheel lever having an aperrious parts,all of which I will now proceed to ture in its lower ond through which the spinpoint out and deseribe, reference being had dle passes. i

tothe accompanying drawings, in whiohj' is a set-screw, by means of which the. le- 95 Figure l is a pcrsliective of my said inreni ver is rigidly seeured to the spindle at any tion, showing t-he position of the various parts desired point of adjustment. Said lever F is of the plow when at work. Fig. 2 is a peri arranged in close proximity to the toothed l speetire ot the plow7 taken on the opposite l sector D2, and is provided with a spring-aetn- 5o side from that shown in Fig. l, showing the l ated dog, f', adapted to enga-ge the toothed ico sector and a handdever, f2, with said dog. By operatin g the land-wheel lever said landwheel may be adjusted at any desired elevation with relation to the frame.

G is a casting secured to the rear of the frame by suitable bolts and nuts, g, passing through suitable bolt-holes, d2, in said frame. A series of boltholes are formed so that said casting may be adjusted to or from the landside of the frame. If desired, a slot may be formed in the rear of the frame instead ofthe bolt-holes, as shown at a2, Fig. 7. Said casting G has a rearwardly-proj ecting arm, G', in the end of which is formed a vertical bearing, G2. Y

His the yoke of a rear caster-wheel, H', and is provided with the upwardly-projecting pintle 71,., which is mounted in `the bearing G2, and is secured therein by any suitable means. Said yoke is provided with a segmental cross-bar, H2, having in the center of its upper side a notch, h2, with which a springlatch, g', engages'and holds said caster-wheel substantially parallel with the landside-wheel.

Said rear caster-w heel follows behind the plow and makes a track in the furrow, and, it will be seen, can be adjusted to or from the wall of the furrow, for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

I is a casting secured to the furrow side of the frame by suitable bolts and nuts, t'.

I' is a bearing formed in said casting above the frame.

l2 is a vertical toothed sector formed on said casting above the bearing l'.

D3 is a bearing in the casting D, located above the frame. lVhen the castings D and I are secured to the frame, they are so arranged that the bearings D3 and I2 will be directly opposite each other.

K is a crank-shaft havin g its ends mounted in the bearings D312, and having the crank portion K'.

L is the plow-beam, carrying on its lower rear end a plow, L'.

M is a box or hanger formed in two parts, M' M2, loosely mounted on the crank portion of the shaft K, and secured to the plow-beam by U-shaped loops m, having` clamping-nuts fm. Said box is secured to the plow-beam at a point back of the center of gravity of the plow and beam, whereby, when said plow and beam are free, the rear portion or heel of the plow will be first lifted as the crank portion of the shaft is turned back.

N is a lifting-lever having an aperture, n, in its lower end, through which the furrowside end of the shaft K passes, said lever being rigidly secured to the end of said shaft by means of a set-screw, n', at any desired adjustment. The lever is located in close proximity to the toothed sector l2 and within convenient reach of the driver, and is provided with a spring-actuated dog, N', adapted to engage with the toothed sect-or I2 and a hand-lever, N2, connected with said dog. The

crank-shaft is operated by the lifting-lever` and the plow raised or lowered as said shaft is turned. The forward end of the plow-beam L projects through the vertical slot C' in the casting C, and is provided on its end with a suitable clevis, to which. the team is attached.

C2 is a rearwardly-extending projection on the casting C, at one side of the vertical slot.

C3 is a toothed sector secured to and extending back from the top of said casting C over the projection C2 and provided at its rear end with a stop, C4.

O is a lever pivoted to the projection C2, and is provided with a spring-actuated dog, o, adapted to engage with the toothed sector and a hand-lever, o', connected with said dog. Said lever is also provided with a substantially S-shaped slot, O.

lis a pin secured to and projecting from the forward port-ion of the side of the beam approximate to the lever. Said pin engages with the slot O and is provided with an antifriction roller, l. The roller may, if desired, be dispensed with. l, however, prefer to use the same.

Vhen the plow is lowered to an operative position, the pin travels down toward the lower portion of the slot O', and to force the point of the plow into'the ground the lever() is moved forward, and the upper curved side of the lower part of the slot, engaging with the pin, forces the forward end of the beam down toward the bottom of the vertical slot C', and consequently forces the point of the plow into the ground to the desired depth. It will thus be seen that the driver can at all times regulate the depth of plowing by means of the levers O and N. `When the plowis not in operation, it is raised by means of the lever N. The forward end of the beam moves to the top of the vertical slot and the pin Z to the upper part of the slot O', the lever O having been first drawn back, as shown in Fig. 2.

P is a casting secured between the proj ecting end a' of the furrow side of the frame and the outer end of the cross-bar B by means of the bolts b, which connect said parts, said bolts passing through suitable bolt-holes in the casting.

P is an arm formed on the end of said casting and proj ecting rearwardly at right angles thereto and parallel with the furrow side of the frame. P2 is a vertical bearing in the rear end of said arm. A

Ris the yoke of the forward guidingcasterwheel, R', having the upwardly-projecting pintle fr, which is mounted in the bearing P2.

R2 is a segmental cross-bar on top of the yoke,having in the center of its upper side a notch, 7", with which a spring-latch, p, engages and holds said yoke, so that the lines of travel of the forward and rear casterwheels will be parallel.

1R3 is a horizontal arm projecting from the side of the yoke approximate to the frame and having on its end a beveled segmentgear, R4.

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S is a sleeve-bearing lornied on the casting l, said bearing extending back from the easting and parallel with the side of the trame.

is a short shat't or bolt mounted in the bearing and provided with a suitable re taining-nut on its forward end, and having rigidly secured to its rear end an upwardlyproj ectingtoothcd sector, T, and a downwardly-projecting arm, T', having its end t bent atright angles thereto and provided on the upper side with two notches, t if, with which a spring-latch, T2, is adapted to engage, said latch being secured to the under side ot the casting l.

Y isa lever pivotally secured to the rear end of the shaft or bolt S by a bolt and nut, r, said lever having on its lower end a beveled segment-gear, V', which is adapted to engage with the beveled segment-gear Rt. Said lever is also provided with a spring-actuated dog, Y2, adapted to engage with the toothed sector and a hand-lever, Y, connected with said spring-dog. By moving the upper end ot the lever V ont'trom the frame the shaft or bolt S turns in its bearing, and the segment-gear Y is disengaged from the segment-gear Rf1 and is held disei'igaged by means ot' the spring-latch T2, engaging with the notch Yf'2 in the end ot the arm T. When thus lisengaged, the spring-latch p engages with the notch in the Cross-bar and holds the forward guiding-wheel parallel with the rear guiding-wheel. This is the position ot' the several parts in ordinary plowing. ll", however, it is desired to turn the vtoi-ward guidingwheel to cause the plow to run more or less to land or to turn corners, the., thc lever Y is moved until the latch is released troni the notch f2 and engages with the notch lVhen iu this position, the segment-gears Y and R* are in en gagement. Then by disenga-ging the spring-dog ot' the lever from the toothed sector the lever can be moved back or forward, and by means of the segment-gears the torward guiding easter-wheel turned to the right or lett, desired. The spring-dog, engaging' with the sector, holds said guiding-wheel as adjusted. The tires et' both the front and rear eastenwheels are beveled on each side ot the center, so as to forni in cross-section an inverted V.

XV is a depending brake-bar hinged to the under side ol' the casting G. Said brake-bar is V-shaped in cross-section and conforms to the shape of the cross-section of the tire of the rear caster, with which it is adapted to engage and form a brake when the plow is not in operation.

nis a cross-bar extending across the rear of the plow from the landside to the moldboard. then the plow is raised and moved backward by its lifting-lever, the cross-bar u' engages with the brake XV and forces it against the rear caster-wheel, thus producing a thorough and effective brake, which is greatly needed when the plowis not in operation and is going to or from the field. lt desired, the

brake-bar may be formed with a longitudinal slot, XV', through wh ich the cross-bar n' passes, as shown in Fig.

Y is a bridge adjustably secured to the sides of the 'frame by bolts y.

Y is the drivers seat, mounted on a suitable spring secured to the bridge. A series of bolt-holes, y', are toi-ined in the sides, so that the seat maybe moved forward or backward on the frame, desired.

y? are toot-rests.

The operation of my improved plow is as follows: ln going to or from the field, or when the plow is not in operation, the land-wheel lever is moved forward, throwing the crank carryin g the land-wheel down until the bottom of the land-wh eel is in the sai-ne horizontal plane with the bottom ot' the two easter-wheels. The plow is raised by drawing the lifting-lever or crank-shaft back, the rear end of the plow first raising the forward endoit the beam and then dropping down to the bottom oi' the vertical slot, through which it passes. The brake is applied, as already described, by moving the lifting-leverstill fartherback, so as to cause the cross-bar or brace to press the brake against the tire of the rear-caster-wheel. By means of this brake the plowis prevented from run ning' against the team when goingdowngrade, and it is anv important feature oi' my invention, as no tongue is used. Now, by moving the leverV so that its segmental gearengages with the segmental gear on. the yoke ot' the forward guiding wheel, said wheel can be turned in any direction by said lever, so that the plow can be readil)7 and easily guided and be thoroughly underthe con trol. ol the driver. Then in operation the land-wheel lever is drawn back, This raises the crank carrying the land-wheel, so as to raise said land-wheel to permit it to ride on the land, and also establishes the general depth of plowing. This lever, it will be seen, is in convenient. reach of the driver, so that he can at all times adjust the land-wheel at the proper elevation with relation to the trame and easter-wheels.

To adj ust the plow in an operative position, the littingor crank-shaft lever is moved Yforward, turning the crank of the shaft forward the ground. having the S-shaped slot the end of the beam is forced down unt-il the plow enters the ground to the desired depth, and is held at this depth by means of the spring-dog and sector connected with said lever. Should the plow at any time strike any obstruction, it can easily and quickly be pulled back and out from under the saine by simply operating the several levers, as described, and without getF ting ott the traine and pulling' the sainebaek. The rear caster-wheel, being laterally ad justed on the rear ot the trame, may be set at any desired distance from the wall of the landside, and, being provided with a beveled or inverted V-shaped tire, makes a track in said furrow as it AFollows the plow` 'I oo IOS IIO

4and down until the point of the plow enters Then by means of the lever` The front caster-wheel, also having an inverted-V-shaped tire, is adapted to travel in the track the rear caster-wheel made in the last furrow, thus forming a self-gaging plow as to width of the furrow, which is predetermined and accurately regulated by adjusting the rear caster-wheel to or from the wall of the landside. In ordinary plowing the automatic spring-latches on the front and rear caster-wheels hold them substantially parallel, the plow more or less to land, the lever V is thrown into engagement, and the 'forward guiding-wheel is adjusted at any required angle to eifect the purpose desired. This feature f my invention also becomes essential in plowing o n the side of an incline. rlhe forward guiding-wheel can be set at the right angle of travel, so that the plow will take the proper amount of land to throw the furrow up or down hill, and also keepl the furrowhorse in his properposition in the furrow. 'A great advantage is seen in plowing the last furrow, where there is no landside resistance. The front guide-wheel is set at the proper angle and the last furrow easily lifted out without any bearing for the landside. I am thus enabled to reduce the friction on the bottom and landside to the minimum and make the lightest possible draft on the team, as it a well-established fact, known to all practical plow makers and users, that it takes more draft to overcome the landside and bottom friction than to turn the furrow. By means of the adjustable forward guiding-wheel the plow can be made to turn corners at right angles to the right or left while in the ground. This guiding-wheel is also of service at the end of a furrow when it is desired to lift the plow out and drive around, as is done in back furrowing.

4 Then the plow or frame is not provided serve to prevent the plow from sliding` laterally when the lan dside friction is transferred to said wheels.

As described, I dispense with the tongue, which is always a source of annoyance to the team. However, a tongue may, if desired, be used with my improved plow.

It is apparent that various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the several parts of my said invention without materially departing from the spirit and scope of the same, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific construction herein set forth; but,

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame and a plow supported thereon, of a `When, however, it is desired to throwl guiding-wheel secured to the furrow side of the forward portion of said frame, 'a springlatch holding said wheel substantially parallel with the landside of the plow, a lever pivotally secured to the frame, and means for connecting said lever with the guiding-wheel, whereby the spring-latch may be released and said wheel turned at any desired angle to guide the plow, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame, a landside-wheel secured thereto, and a plow supported on said frame, of a casterwheel secured to the real; of the frame, a spring-latch holding said caster-wheel parallel with the landside of the plow, a guiding caster-wheel secured to the furrow side of the forward portion of the frame, a spring-latch holding said forward caster-wheel parallel with the rear caster-wheel, and a lever pivotall'y secured to the frame, and means, substantially as described, for connecting said lever with the forward guiding caster-wheel, whereby the spring-latch maybe released and said caster-wheel turned by said lever'at any desired angle to guide the plow, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as set forth.

In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame and aV plow supported thereon, of a guiding caster-wheel secured to the furrow side of the forward portion of the frame, a spring-latch holding said guiding-wheel substantially parallel with the landside of the plow, a segment-gear formed on the yoke of the guiding caster-wheel, a shaft mounted in a bearing on the frame, an upwardly-projecting toothed sector rigidly secured to said shaft and provided with a downwardly-projecting arm having a notched end, a spring-latch secured to the frame and engaging said notched end, and a lever pivotall y secured to the shaft and provided with a spring-actuated dog adapted to engage with the toothed sector and having a segment-gear on its lower end adapted to vbe thrown in or out of gear with the gear on the yoke of the caster-wheel and to be held as adjusted by the spring-latch, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described.

Li. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame and a plow supported thereon, of a guiding caster-wheel, R, secured to the forward end of the furrow side of the frame, a spring-latch, p, adapted to hold said casterwheel substantially parallel with the landside of the plow, a beveled segment-gear, R4, secured to and projecting from the yoke of the caster-wheel, a bearing, S, formed on the frame, a shaft, S, mounted in said bearing and having rigidly secured to its rear end an upwardly projecting toothed sector and a downwardly-proj ectin g arm, T, having a hook end, t, provided with notches t t2, a springlatch, T2, secured to the frame and adapted to engage with said notches, and a lever, V, pivotally secured to the shaft S and provided IOO IIS

with a spring-actuated. dog adapted to engage the toothed sector, and a beveled segment` gear, Y', on its lower end, adapted to be thrown in or out of engagement with the gear R" and to be held as adjusted by the spring-latch T2, l all constructed, arranged, and operating sub- 3.

l a plow-beam pivotally secured to the crankstantially as shown and described.

5. ln a wheel-plow, the combination, with a substantially Ushaped frame, a plow supported on said frame, a landside-wheel secured thereto, a casting, G, seeuredto the rear of the frame and laterally adjustable thereon and having a rearwardly-projecting arm, G', a vertical bearing, G2, in said arm, a casterwheel, Il', having the pintle 7i of its yoke Il mounted in thebearing Qand the segmental crossbar il?, having a notch, 71?, and a springlatch adapted to engage with said notch, of a forward cross-bar, l, secured to the forward portion of the frame and projecting beyond its furrow side, a casting, P, secured to the extension of the cross-bar, a rearwardly-projecting arm, P', formed on said casting, a yertiical bearing, Pg, formed Ain said arm, acaster-wheel, R', having` the yoke R and pintle yr mounted in said bearing P2, and the segmental cross-bar R2, provided with the notch r`-, and a spring-latch, lo, adapted to engage with said notch, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described.

o. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame supported upon suitable carryingwheels, a crank-shaft mounted upon said frame, a lifting-lever secured to the crank- 4 shaft, an'd a plow-beam pivotally secured to said crank-shaft and carrying on its rear end a plow, of a lever pivotallyseeured to the forward end of frame and having a substantially S -shaped slot therein, and a pin on the forward end of the plow-beam engaging with said slot', all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described, whereby, as the lever is moved back, the fern-'ard end of the beam `will be forced down, so as to ea use the point of the plow to enter the ground.

7. In a wheel-plow, the combination,with a frame having the vertical slot C in its forward end and supported upon. suitable carrying-wheels, a crank-shaft' mounted on said frame, a lifting-lever secured to the shaft, and a plow-beam, Il), pivotally secured to said crankshaft, carrying on its rear end a plow and having its forward end proj ect-ing through the vertical slotl C', of a toothed sector, C3, secured to the fraine at one-side of the vertical slot, a lever, O, pivotally secured to the frame and provided with a spring-actuated dog, o, adapted to engage with the toothed sector and a i hand-lever, o', connected with said dog, a substantially S-shapcd slot, O,in said lever, and a pin, Z, on the forward part of the beam, en-

gaging with said slot O', all constructed, an ranged, and operating substantially as shown an d described, as and for the purpose set forth.

S. ln a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame, a wheel secured to the rear of the frame, a crank-shaft mounted on said frame,

shaft and carrying on its rear end a plow, a lifting-loyer secured to said crank, and a crossbar or brace extending across the rear of the plow, of a depending brake-bar hinged to the rear of the frame in front of the rear wheel and adapted to engage with the cross-bar or brace as the plow is lifted by its crank-shaft and moved back so as to be forced against the tire of the rear wheel, and thus form a brake for the plow, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown and described.

9. ln a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame, a wheel secured to the furrow side of the forward portion of the frame, a casting secured to the rear of the frame and laterally adjustable thereon and a wheel secured to said casting and adapted to travel in a line parallel with the forward wheel, of a depending brake-bar hinged to the adjustable casting in front of the rear wheel, a plow-beam mounted on said frame and carrying a plow on its rear end, and means for raising and lowering the beam, whereby as said beam is raised the plow will engage the brake-bar and force it against the rear wheel, substantially as shown and described., as and for the purpose set forth.

l0. ln a wheel-plow, the combination, with the frame, a landside-wheel secured thereto, a easter-wheel secured to the furrow side of the forward portion of the frame, a casting, G, secured to the rear of the fra-me and laterally adjustable thereon, a caster-wheel, lil, secured to said casting, a crank-shaft mounted on the frame, a plow-beam, L, pivotally secured to the crank-shaft and carrying on its rear end a plow, L', a lifting-lever secured to said crank-shaft, and a cross-bar or brace, ai, extending across the rear of ,the plow, of a depending brake-bar hinged to the casting G in front of the caster-wheel Il and adapted to be engaged by the cross-bar or brace on the plow and be forced against the tire of the rear caster-wheel when said plow is lifted by its crank-shaft and moved back, thus forming a brake for the saine, all constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I a fiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDRIV GOODYEAR.

lfitnesses:

A. H. REMrNeToN, O, M. KNoBLocK.

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